Stevie Wonder – Where I'm Coming From

I have an uplayed cassette of this album and can't find in any of the record guides. Anyone know anything about it ??

Every great musician has that one transitional/departure record that precipitates a sea change in their musical repertoire and aspirations. Stevie Wonder's 1971 underrated classic, Where I'm Coming From fit that bill in more ways than one. Mixing his pop-soul signature with baroque pop, jazz, psychedelia, and funk, Where I'm Coming From was such a visionary record, one that marked a period of newfound independence and artistic depth that Stevie only hinted at with its preceding record, Signed, Sealed & Delivered, but brought to total fruition throughout. What made Where I'm Coming From so unique was its sheer diversity and experimental sensibilities, as he moved into mature and ambitious territory. Not to mention, he wrote and produced much of the record with his then-wife Syreeta Wright. Surprisingly enough, this neglected classic dropped a month before Marvin Gaye dropped his epochal landmark, What's Going On, with several overlooking Stevie's album as an important stepping stone not only in Stevie's classic canon, but in the Motown and soul canon time and time again.

compared to all of his other LOS this one has not had many CD issues at all.

Stevie rightly won plaudits, awards including Grammys for his subsequent iconic 70s albums. But this album is the start of that superbly creative period and is often overlooked against his other great works. But this album is superb. Always great to listen too Stevie sings of love and lost love and flexes his political muscles. As one of his songs suggests ‘Do yourself a favor’. Give it a listen.

Ok, here's the story behind this one. Stevie was at least 21, and he was tired of being cute and loveable and ready to tear it up! His contract was up and Motown knew that it would be hard to resign him. So what do you do? Let him do what he wants, and that's exactly what Stevie did here! Every joint is a winner, from the powerful statement of "Look Around", the drivin' funk of "Do Yourself A Favor", the sweet hit in "If You Really Love Me", and the perfect closer in "Sunshine In Their Eyes." After this one, Stevie never looked back (thank goodness!).